Scott's eight-inning, six-strikeout effort closed out an important late-season Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference series win for the Spartans (25-5-1 overall, 15-3 HCAC). Picking up his fourth straight win to go to 5-1, the senior dropped his season earned run average to 1.78, giving up just one earned run on six hits.

Manchester University's offense was kept at bay over the first six innings by Rose-Hulman starter Andrew Stahl. However, in the seventh, sophomore second baseman Trevor Kimm (Anderson, Ind.), extending his hit streak to 13 games, led off with a home run to tie the game at 1-1. Junior designated hitter Ryne Lehrman (Hoagland, Ind.) singled two outs later, and the eventual winning run scored when senior center fielder Austin Rieke (Fishers, Ind.), as part of a seven-hit series, singled to plate freshman pinch-runner Sean Knepper (Bremen, Ind.).

The visitors added two big insurance runs in the eighth. After three walks, two of which were intentionally given, MU cashed in with an RBI sacrifice fly off the bat of senior left fielder Cody Schell (Granger, Ind.) and an RBI single from sophomore catcher Kyle Norris (Indianapolis, Ind.). The home side put its leadoff hitter on in the ninth with no one out, but senior pitcher Bryce Murphy (Ossian, Ind.) continued his strong relief presence for the Black and Gold by earning his eighth save with two ground balls.

MU increased its conference lead over second-place Anderson to three games. The Spartans continue their current road swing with a single nine-inning game at Defiance College of Ohio Tuesday, April 23. Game time is 4:15 p.m.